Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Saint Ives
4 months ago
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Senior Embedded Software Engineer | £60-70k | St. Ives
If you want to develop yourself from a Senior to a Lead engineer with a leading company developing extremely precise systems. This is the role for you.
Platform Recruitment is partnered with a global leader in extremely responsive control software for industrial automation, looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer.
You’ll be responsible for developing firmware & software, leading the software development team, and innovating the next generation of concepts.
Responsibilities as an Embedded Software Engineer:

  • Design, develop, optimise, and thoroughly test firmware and software for execution on bare-metal processors and embedded Linux/RTOS platforms
  • Lead a cross-functional team of hardware and software engineers to define the requirements and lead the software development life cycle
    Requirements:
  • Proven experience in leading firmware development for bare-metal and Linux/RTOS-based systems, with high proficiency in high-performance C/C++.
  • Extensive knowledge of various communication protocols (e.g., TCP/UDP, SPI/I2C, CAN, RS232)
  • High-level familiarity with electronics/schematics, and strong numerical/analytical skills
    Desirable skills for an Embedded Software Engineer:
  • Experience developing on Arm Cortex platforms utilising either RTOS or bare metal
  • Working knowledge of embedded security
  • Experience with other embedded or high-level prototyping languages such as Rust, C#, or Python
    Apply now to develop the next generation of high-precision control software!
    Platform Recruitment: Platform recruitment covers a wide range of IT and Engineering positions, including C++, Embedded, Electronics, Mechanical, DevOps, Cloud, Support, Project Management, Technical Sales, and more

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